Focus on eating more fruit and veg. It might be easier than you think!

Make dinner time healthier. If you’ve had a long day, finding the energy to make a healthy meal for the family can be a challenge.

Move away from sugary drinks. If these are a feature in your house, just start by having a "water or milk only day". Then a few weeks later go to two days, and so on, until these healthier drinks are your norm.

Still not sure which one to try? Here are a few tips to help get you started:

Pick a good time to start.

Involve the kids in the decision and do it together.

Make it a priority and stick with it.

Tell friends, family and your childcare. You need their help.

Be consistent.

If you want to talk to other parents about making a healthy start to 2018, why not join the Make a Start Facebook group hosted by safefood?

About Me

Aileen McGloin
Hi, my name is Aileen McGloin and I am the Communications Manager, Digital & Health, at safefood. I’m a public health nutritionist with a particular interest in food related behaviour. I write many of the scientific reports produced by safefood, look after the work of our Advisory Committee, manage our work on social media and am an occasional blogger. I love books, especially recipe books, fashion, walking, swimming and TV that is so bad it’s good. I live in Co. Wicklow with my husband and 7 year old daughter, from whom I am taking assertiveness lessons :).